As fossil fuels continue to be depleted the need for alternative energy resources is on the rise. The need for energy efficient homes, office spaces, and companies wanting to become more energy efficient, force designers to come up with solutions to meet their client’s needs.

Enrichment Activity:As a follow up students can research information about energy efficient home or businesses and design a home and or business using that energy resource. Students can decide where the house or business needs to be built to use the available renewable energy resource. Students can draw up a mock blue print of the homes design and highlight the energy efficient features and then build a model to show their prospective clients. Students can also research alternative fuel cars and design a working model of their car using the energy resource they are trying to promote. Websites for building alternative energy cars: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/pdf/education/design_an_energy-efficient_car.pdf